Possibly a pelorus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelorus_(instrument)
With a stem set watch, it is always possible to accidentally pull the stem (maybe the train hits a moose) and move the hands. I confess I don't...
17 jewels The movement has 17 jewels to reduce friction In Cabloc Incabloc is a tiny spring device to protect the balance staff from shocks...
The definitive way to determine what it is, is to look at the front plate. Swiss fakes do not have jewelling on the front where it cannot be seen....
Any special reason to disagree with the concesus?
I have almost no knowledge of ceramics but this was purchased at a Christmas Fair today for £2. Not by me, my partner has developed a bit of an...
I can't see the picture all that well, but how would you pull it out, if it is tight enough to be useful and why use bronze? Are they not usually...
More usually referred to as a Maltese Cross. This is probably from a charm bracelet.
Not my sort of thing.
It is a little known fact that cowrie shells,due to their high selenium content, are even more effective than aluminium foil for shielding your...
It apears to be a Burmese dha. Used by troops as a jungle knife, some were made and issued in Britain for the army in Burma and are marked on the...
Pity the maker was no good at faces.
I think it is French, the Dep. is short for Depose which means Patent, or at least Registered design.
I'd rather have 440 1 million dollar paintings and a 10 million gallery to display them. What do you do when you get bored with it after a few days?
I suspect they are no earlier than the 1960s.
The small wall clock has what is usually referred to as an 'insertion movement'. These were cheap, standard sized 30 hour timpiece only pin pallet...
I see a British one there, Erinmore. To find British ones vist an old British shed. They were used in huge numbers to store nuts and bolts, and...
If the National Archives is missing a copy it might be a rather nice thing to do to donate yours to them. You may miss out on some profit, but it...
Old police stuff can do well, but although rare it may not be all that valuable. Domenick Winter Book Auctions handle all sorts of odd stuff, I...
I do not think any further details would help you, it is simply a decent quality modernish watch whose value lies in its utility and any precious...
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